it pulls me and grounds me

by | Apr 26, 2011 | catching moments, life, obsession, place, the day, time | 10 comments

After seeing my photos of the ocean, a friend wrote that she could tell the ocean pulls me and grounds me at the same time. What an amazing thing to know from a photo.

Seven days the first week of April–spring break–in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, in a house right on the beach–days I can’t seem to stop thinking or writing about.

Seeing, hearing, smelling, living the ocean–I just felt great. Each moment was wider than normal. Each day had a rhythm and an arc.

I’ve never been one to appreciate or mark the beginning of the day. I’m not much in the morning. But at the end of each one of these,
 I paused to watch the sun disappear into the o c e a n.

10 Comments

  5. cynthia
    cynthia on April 28, 2011 at 7:02 pm

    I’m working on that : )

    Reply
  6. Katherine
    Katherine on May 5, 2011 at 6:22 pm

    Lovely. I could use some of that.

    Reply
    • cynthia
      cynthia on May 7, 2011 at 8:46 am

      Me too. I’m ready to go back.

      Reply

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